Safe and Clean Campaign

The "Safe and Clean" campaign is a targeted effort to strengthen relationships between city government and the community and to improve the health, safety and quality of life in Hampton. City workers from all departments -- from police to codes to public works crews -- are getting to know people in the neighborhoods and helping to look out for suspicious activity.

The first step was Increased police patrols using a mobile neighborhood command center and a door-to-door, face-to-face discussion with as many people as possible. While crime is the main concern, studies have validated the "broken window theory, " which holds that small declines in a home or neighborhood's appearance spread and lead to bigger declines in community standards.

In response to concerns about youth violence and pockets of neighborhood blight, Hampton City Council enacted several measures:

An earlier curfew for young people (click here to read changes in ordinance approved by City Council on 5/27/2015)